Bussière-Dunoise

Bussière-Dunoise
The town hall in Bussière-Dunoise
Bussière-Dunoise
Location within Limousin region  Bussière-Dunoise
Coordinates: 46°15′35″N 1°45′48″E / 46.2597°N 1.7633°ECoordinates: 46°15′35″N 1°45′48″E / 46.2597°N 1.7633°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Saint-Vaury
Intercommunality	Guéret Saint-Vaury
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Grimaud
Area^1	41.13 km^2 (15.88 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,105
• Density	27/km^2 (70/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23036 / 23320
Elevation	324–615 m (1,063–2,018 ft) (avg. 415 m or 1,362 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bussière-Dunoise is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D14, D47 and the D22. Four small tributaries of the Creuse River have their source within the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,306	—
1968	1,470	+12.6%
1975	1,329	−9.6%
1982	1,247	−6.2%
1990	1,139	−8.7%
1999	1,098	−3.6%
2008	1,105	+0.6%

Sights

Jules Védrines

• The church of St. Symphorien, dating from the twelfth century.
• A memorial in stone, to French aviator, Jules Védrines, whose wife was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bussière-Dunoise on the Quid website (French)